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Photo 3609
S-0526-0351-0006-00026 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

A typical new Korean house built with UNKRA-supplied materials. The house is constructed of compressed earth-blocks which are made of local earth with the addition of a small proportion of cement. The typical house has two bedrooms with the heated ondol floor, a small living room and a kitchen.

Photo 3606
S-0526-0351-0006-00025 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

Old and new in Korean housing. To help meet Korea's desperate housing shortage, the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) is providing materials and technical assistance to construct new homes. The neat rows of new houses at Hwee-Kee-Dong in east Seoul contrast with the traditional Korean homes in the foreground. The UNKRA-type house is designed to combine maximum use of space and materials with minimum cost.

Photo 3604
S-0526-0351-0006-00024 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

Part of the new housing development carried out with the aid of UNKRA materials at Chungnung in the eastern suburbs of Seoul. The new church and new school in the background are other signs of Korea's advancing reconstruction program.

Photo 3602
S-0526-0351-0006-00023 · Item · 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

At Hwee-Kee-Dong, on the eastern outskirts of Seoul, 200 new homes have been built with materials supplied by the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA). New housing development in 32 Korean communities are moving rapidly ahead as part of UNKRA's program aimed at building 10,000 houses.

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S-0526-0348-0002-00005 · Item · 1950-01-01 - 1960-12-31
Part of United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) (1950-1958)

Children of lepers at the Sanwook Orphanage sing for Prof. MacDonald, Dr. Wickremesinghe and Dr. Forrest on the arrival of the party. The children are give medical examinations every three to six months and remain in the institution until they are 16.